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Voting in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 8, 2014
There’s an election coming up in Sweden on Sunday, September 14. It’s an important one and will help determine who will lead the country for the next four years. Currently, there are eight parties represented in the Riksdag (parliament). Steve did a great job of going through some of this information in his post Left…
Swedish False Friends Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 29, 2014
A while ago, we talked about some of those words in Swedish that are the same in English in a creatively titled post English Words in Swedish. They’re the ones that make learning a language just a little bit easier. Of course, learning a language is always a challenge, no matter how many cognates there…
English Words in Swedish Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 31, 2014
Languages change. There’s phonetic change and morphological change and lexical change. Sometimes they’re obvious and other times maybe a bit less so. But, for the most part, these changes do not mean that the language is dying or disappearing. You hear that a lot when people start wondering about the number of foreign words making…
15 Swedish Nouns for the World Cup Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 13, 2014
The World Cup started yesterday in Brazil. There have been protests in the year leading up to the start of the tournament and there are sure to be more. While there is plenty to be said about all that has gone on politically, this post is going to focus instead on the soccer being played…
Driving in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 23, 2014
If you end up moving to Sweden or even just visiting, you might realize you want the freedom of the open road. Or something like that. If you do decide to drive in Sweden, there are a few things you need to be aware of. Some of these things may differ from your country…
How to Impress Your Swedish Friends: Abbreviate Your Clauses Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 28, 2014
As you get more and more comfortable with Swedish, you’ll start to notice that some of those pesky bisatser, or subordinate clauses, are being shortened by Swedish speakers. In Swedish, it’s called a satsförkortning. In English, it just means that you’re abbreviating the clause. For example: Han såg att hon sjöng. He saw that she…
Democracy in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 26, 2014
It’s been a while since we talked about Swedish culture. It’s been grammar heavy lately, which is obviously important when learning a language, but when studying a language, it’s also important to understand what is happening culturally in a country. That includes the good things (like delicious Swedish candy and amazing Swedish movies and wonderful…